Pillows for Stomach Sleepers

Stomach sleepers need the opposite of a tall, plush pillow. When you sleep face down with your head turned to one side, every extra inch of loft lifts the head and increases the neck angle, so the goal is a pillow under about 3 inches thick that keeps the head close to the mattress and the spine in a flatter line. A low profile also reduces how sharply the neck has to rotate to breathe comfortably through the night.

The ten pillows below cover ultra slim memory foam at about 2.5 inches, adjustable designs you can thin down layer by layer, and soft hotel style fills that compress flat under head weight. Look for soft to medium firmness: too firm and a thin pillow still pushes the head up, too soft and it collapses to nothing by morning. If you are hunting for the best belly sleeping pillow or a versatile best pillow for stomach sleepers and side sleepers, start with loft first, then fill, then firmness.